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Queen of the con : from a spiritualist to the Carnegie imposter

text Queen of the con : from a spiritualist to the Carnegie imposter

Summary
"Queen of the Con tells the true story of Cassie Chadwick, a successful swindler and 'one of the top 10 imposters of all time,' according to Time Magazine. Born Elizabeth Bigley in 1857 in Canada, she first operated as Madame Devere, a European cl... Read more
Contents
Miss Bigley, heiress to $15,000 -- Madame Devere, European clairvoyant -- Family troubles -- A clear forgery -- An unprincipled adventuress -- A most novel and unique defense -- Guilty as charged -- A sort of a business arrangement -- The greatest... Read more
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Description
xiii, 284 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Publisher
The Kent State University Press 2021

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 364.16 CRO in Adult Non-fiction Available

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